How to create a M2M application using the Management API

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Problem statement

How to create a M2M application using the Management API?

Solution

Client applications can be created by using the Management API’s Create a client endpoint. To create an M2M application, the parameter app_type needs to be set to non_interactive. Here is a basic example with the attributes that need to be sent in the POST body;

POST /api/clients
{
  "name": "NAME-FOR-M2M-APPLICATION",
  "app_type": "non_interactive",
  "is_first_party": true,
  "oidc_conformant": true,
  "jwt_configuration": { "alg": "RS256", "lifetime_in_seconds": 36000 },
  "token_endpoint_auth_method": "client_secret_post",
  "grant_types": ["client_credentials"]
}